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Show oo American Team Will Compete in 1920 Games At Antwerp, Says A.A.U. BOSTON, Nov. 17. The Amateur Mhletie I nlon today voted to send an American team of athletes to Antweip I for the renewal of the Olympic games ; to be held there r., xt year, The union assigned to Boston the annual amateur boxing Championship land to Birmingham. Ala., the Wrestling title contests. The swimming championships cham-pionships were allotted as follows: Swimming Tjtles. 100 yards Brokiinc Swimming club; relay swim, Olympic club, San Francisco; Fran-cisco; Water polo, Pacific Coast assj elation, 50 yards, Chicago Mhletie sociation, plunge, Mlenghenv a.ocia tion; 220 yards. DU-oit K. C; fancy diving, Los Angele .v C . lf.o ,mU 'back stroke, India a asscclatior.; B00 yards, Great Laid s association; 20'j I yards, breast stroke, Madowbronk club. Philadelphia. Records Passed. The records of th- year were passed upon and all but two allowed Tie union threw out the claim of Thomas Campbell. Chicago uuiveri ty, to time of 1 minute 13 1-5 seconds for the 600 ! yard run indoors, and of the Yale team .for ihe 220-yard relay swimming mark of l minute 41 seconds, Dallas Choecn President Samuel J. Dallas of Philadelphia, j was re-elected president of the Ama teur Athletic Union ot be United States, and New Orleans was s'ectej as Ihe next convention at tie annual meeting, which closed tonight with a banquet Other officers elected were- Firs', vice president, Joseph Conway of Boston, Bos-ton, second vice president, Latrobe Cogswell of the Sou'h Atlantic aSSO elation, third vice president, Hermab Obei tubesslng of New York; fourth vice president, Sam Goodman of thcl t " ,--- sa n b araM i m - Pacific acsoclatlon; secretary tteai ------ . r, STred W, Kublcn ot New York, tiuatees, J. Barlow S, WeeVs of New irard E0 Babb of BjBton and Fred W. Kubien. The union ameuded 'he constitution to permit refusul of i.gistrat!on to i - Undei 14 and adopted resolution faoring Btate and federal legislation ..j establish In -ho publics chools a universal syi em of physical ediics H lion. It was voted to arge the addition ol catch-as-catch-can trrestll-g to th. Olympic games. |